DOLLINS FAMILY IN ORLANDO

I am a direct descendant of the Dollins family that finally settled in the Orlando area.The book to which you refer by John L. Dollins shows that there was a second Hugh A. Dollins (grandson of the first, and my great-grandfather) who married Margaret E. Armstrong. in the 1870s.They had originally come from Lincoln Co., TN and from there moved to Saline Co., IL.In 1884 they moved with all of their children, one of whom was Marion Luther Dollins, my biological grandfather, to Orlando, FL.Hugh A. worked in Orlando as an orange tree planter.He was the brother of Laban James Dollins who became well known in the Orlando area.The oldest living child of Hugh A. Dollins and Margaret E. Armstrong was Marion Luther Dollins (my father's father and my grandfather).I would certainly like to have more information about Marion.Most of my information has come from this book and it has been very helpful to me.

While I am quite sure there is some connection, I have not yet reached the point of trying to establish links to the original Dollins family in Albemarle County, Virginia, because I am still trying to get more information on Marion L. Dollins.He moved from Orlando to Daytona Beach early in his career and lived there for several years.He was a traveling salesman for various products, including insurance and jewelry.He married my grandmother (Elizabeth "Bessie") in 1910 and my father was born in 1911 in St. Petersburg.When my father was about 6 months of age, he moved with Bessie (his mother...my grandmother) and her parents from Florida and they returned to their home in Evansville, Indiana, without Marion.This is the period of his life that I would most like to know about.There has been no clear explanation as to why they left Florida.Marion was married later in life to a Hester Price (from Birmingham, AL) and went to live with her there until her death in 1930.He returned to the Orlando area and lived with his sister Mary Ethel Tanner, and worked there until his death in early 1944.For much of his adult life he worked for the Southern Life and Health Insurance Co.Any information at all abouot him would certainly be appreciated.I found out that he is buried in the Lake Hill Cemetery but have been unable to locate that cemetery or obtain an address.